Maternal arterial stiffness in hypertensive pregnancies with and without small-for-gestational-age neonate.

H Perry J Gutierrez Julia Binder Baskaran Thilaganathan Asma Khalil

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)

Pregnancies complicated by HDP with, and those without, a SGA neonate have significantly higher aortic AIx compared with uncomplicated normotensive pregnancies. Aortic AIx was highest in those pregnancies complicated by HDP with a SGA neonate, reflecting a progression in severity of arterial stiffness abnormality with a worsening clinical picture. These findings most likely reflect systemic reduced vascular compliance and increased systemic vascular resistance in pregnancy complicated by HDP. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
blood pressure
pregnancy outcomes
aortic valve
left ventricular
systematic review
heart failure
pregnant women
randomized controlled trial
weight loss
pulmonary arterial hypertension